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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Meet the Instructor: Matthew Brehm (Idaho, USA)

Matthew BrehmIdaho, USA

Matthew Brehm first studied architecture at the University of Notre Dame, and holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Oregon. He is currently an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Idaho, where his teaching responsibilities include design studios, graphics courses, and an annual two-month study abroad program in Rome, Italy, that he initiated in 2007. Matt received the University’s 2010 Hoffman Award for Excellence in Teaching, and his sketches have been recognized with awards on three occasions in the Design Communication Association’s Biannual Juried Drawing Exhibit. He was involved as a Board Member in the founding of the Urban Sketchers non-profit organization in 2009, and presented workshops and lectures at the group’s first two symposia in Portland, OR, and Lisbon, Portugal. Matt recently published his first book, “Sketching on Location,” a comprehensive guide to drawing from direct observation.